Makoto Hamada brings several decades of telecommunications industry experience to his current position as president and chief executive officer of Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. He oversees all product planning, product development, sales, marketing, manufacturing and customer support organizations at the company’s headquarters in Richardson, Texas.

Mr. Hamada started his career with Fujitsu in 1976 in the Overseas Business Group in Japan. In 1992 he relocated to Richardson and joined Fujitsu Network Communications as director of business planning. Following his return to Fujitsu Limited in 1998, he took management positions with increasing responsibility, including general manager of the global business promotion division in 2003. Most recently he was group senior vice president of the Network Products business unit in Fujitsu, with responsibility for global photonics business.